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Originally Posted by sysKin
Well yeah, e-paper is not white.
The black isn't perfectly black either, so I agree, contrast is probably very low compared to most other technologies. It might be as low as 1:25 or so.
BUT -- does it matter at all? It's still the best reading display we've got, and it's perfectly serviceable for reading text. Out of all complaints I've ever had with my e-reader, whiteness of white or blackness of black never actually crossed my mind.
Most books aren't white either, in fact all my books seem to be yellow (and not really that much brighter, actually).
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Maybe it's just me (I have to wear glasses), but ... the contrast between the background and the foreground colours the bigger the better for me. I just love white bg and darkest fg and thought an e-ink screen should be similar to the best paper, but I guess it's not.
And you're right, most paper books are printed on lame paper.
Thank you.